The WP-DBManager (aka Database Manager) plugin before 2.7.2 for WordPress allows remote…
Priority LOW 35CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
The WP-DBManager (aka Database Manager) plugin before 2.7.2 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) $backup['filepath'] (aka "Path to Backup:" field) or (2) $backup['mysqldumppath'] variable.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03471 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 5 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wp-dbmanager_project:wp-dbmanager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 2.71 | Vulnerable | Wp-dbmanager Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:wp-dbmanager_project:wp-dbmanager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.71 Vulnerable ·Wp-dbmanager Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8334
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8wwf-w8hv-8982
References
Exploit 5
- [oss-security] 20141020 Re: Vulnerabilities in WordPress Database Manager v2.7.1
- 20141022 Vulnerabilities in WordPress Database Manager v2.7.1
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128785/WordPress-Database-Manager-2.7.1-Command-Injection-Credential-Leak.html
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/wordpress/plugins/wp-dbmanager-2.7.1/index.html
- [oss-security] 20141016 Vulnerabilities in WordPress Database Manager v2.7.1
Other 1
More Wp-dbmanager Project Wp-dbmanager vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-06854 (1) wp-dbmanager.php and (2) database-manage.php in the WP-DBManager (aka Database… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-02173 WP-DBManager < 2.80.8 - Admin+ Remote Command Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2014-06855 The "Sql Run Query" panel in WP-DBManager (aka Database Manager) plugin before 2.7.2 for… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2014-8334 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-8334 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8wwf-w8hv-8982 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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